Clarify error message when invalid -rpcallowip

Also add to HelpMessage() what specifications are valid.
pull/3461/merge
Wladimir J. van der Laan 11 years ago
parent dd49e92fb0
commit 4278b1df45
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@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ std::string HelpMessage(HelpMessageMode mode)
strUsage += " -rpcuser=<user> " + _("Username for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcpassword=<pw> " + _("Password for JSON-RPC connections") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcport=<port> " + _("Listen for JSON-RPC connections on <port> (default: 8332 or testnet: 18332)") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified IP address. This option can be specified multiple times") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcallowip=<ip> " + _("Allow JSON-RPC connections from specified source. Valid for <ip> are a single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g. 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24). This option can be specified multiple times") + "\n";
strUsage += " -rpcthreads=<n> " + _("Set the number of threads to service RPC calls (default: 4)") + "\n";
strUsage += "\n" + _("RPC SSL options: (see the Bitcoin Wiki for SSL setup instructions)") + "\n";

@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ void StartRPCThreads()
if(!subnet.IsValid())
{
uiInterface.ThreadSafeMessageBox(
strprintf("Invalid -rpcallowip subnet specification: %s", strAllow),
strprintf("Invalid -rpcallowip subnet specification: %s. Valid are a single IP (e.g. 1.2.3.4), a network/netmask (e.g. 1.2.3.4/255.255.255.0) or a network/CIDR (e.g. 1.2.3.4/24).", strAllow),
"", CClientUIInterface::MSG_ERROR);
StartShutdown();
return;

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